Lines in the Sand

"Lines in the Sand" is the fourth episode of the third season of House and the fiftieth episode overall. Adam, who is severely autistic, is learning shapes and words in his backyard. His father, Don, is trying very hard to show Adam words, but Adam seems more interested in drawing lines on his chalkboard. While eating his lunch, Adam gags as if choking, grabs at his chest, and screams loudly. While House and his team are doing the differential di... More

"Lines in the Sand" is the fourth episode of the third season of House and the fiftieth episode overall. Adam, who is severely autistic, is learning shapes and words in his backyard. His father, Don, is trying very hard to show Adam words, but Adam seems more interested in drawing lines on his chalkboard. While eating his lunch, Adam gags as if choking, grabs at his chest, and screams loudly. While House and his team are doing the differential diagnosis for Adam, he notices that the blood-stained carpet in his office has been replaced. He goes to complain to Cuddy, who has no intentions of returning the carpet. As a result, House refuses to return to his office. Cuddy suggests working in the Clinic, but he begins to work in other people's offices during the course of the episode. While House is complaining to Cuddy, the rest of House's team tries to strap Adam down and get him into an MRI machine. It takes time because Adam must first finish a video game, which his father insists that...

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